1. Project and Operational Report
THE YOUNG CREW 2015 MID-YEAR
Project Year
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2. WHO WE ARE
Young Crew is a key
component of IPMA's
growth and development
of the leaders of
tomorrow. It is the premier
global network for young
professionals enthusiastic
about project
management, a platform
for young project
management professionals
and students up to the age
of 35.
Members of IPMA’s
Young Crew have:
Access to specific
information in the area of
project management
Access to Young Crew events
at reduced prices
Obtaining and sharing
knowledge
Dialogue with experienced
project managers
Direct contact with
representatives from the
industry and other sectors
Exchange of experiences
Integration into an
international network of
young project managers
Chance to further
development of your own
ideas
Support thesis of scientific
research in the area of project
management
Lots of fun!
ABOUT PMDAN
YOUNG CREW
Introduction of
PMDAN Young Crew
The Project Managers
Development Association
of Nigeria (PMDAN)
Young Crew is an
opportunity to get to know
young and project-oriented
people across the nation
and around the world! The
PMDAN Young Crew is
the Nigeria Member
Association of International
Project Management
Association (IPMA) Young
crew.
Young Crew and
PMDAN
Project Managers
Development Association
of Nigeria (PMDAN)
Young crew is a component
for the development of
leading project managers.
The main goals of PMDAN
Young Crew are to:
 Provide a ground for
project management
knowledge and
experimental learning
 Identify the needs of
the young
 Provide opportunities
for interaction and
information
exchange.

3. MEASURABLE PROJECTS
OUTPUT
The highlights of projects output
Young Crew Nigeria projects have
successfully reached more than 500
potential young project managers
within the space of six months with
different meetings and initiatives
Different trainings have been done at
which huge succcess were recorded,
training such as, 1. How to write a
good Curriculum Vitae 2. Project
Management training 3. Microsoft
Projec training 4. Communication
skills 5. Institutional Young Crew
Summit
We have engaged 2 top political
leadership figures, 6 technocrats and
academia on the subject of: The
Myths of Project Management: A
contemporary issue of Project
Management in Nigeria
We have both physically and virtually
reached an estimate of over 30,000
young people using the media
platforms to engage and educate
them on the contemporary issues of
project management in Nigeria
After a test assessment, 2 of the
Young Crew members at institutional
level were given full sponsorship for a
Project Management software training
organized by El-demuz Global
Concepts Limited Portharcourt
Nigeria which is an engineering,
training and consulting firm
A summit, the Speak To Young
Managers was organized which
involved 100 participants, 5 project
management experts from different
industries; the initiative gave rise to
busting the myths of project
management, which lecture was
delivered by Meg Infiorati. PhD
(Project Management Consultant,
U.S.A)
We have provided institutional
mentorship and human resources
support to two higher institutions in
East Nigeria on establishing young
crew namely; Federal University of
Technology, Owerri and Federal
University of Technology, Minna.
YC VISION AND MISSION
THE VISION:
Offering great opportunities
to build professional network
around the world and cross
industry and giving a
platform to acquire and
showcase student
competencies in project
management.
How do we achieve this?
THE MISSION:
 Exchange experiences with
experts in project
management through virtual
meetings, networking,
recommendations and social
media enhancement
 Engaging and integrating
students into project
management competition
and scholarships both locally
and internationally such as
the International Project
Management Championship,
Global e-Collaboration
Competition (GeCCo) etc.
 Organize young project
managers’ workshop such as
the National Young Crew
workshop and summit,
Global Young Crew
Workshop etc.
 Championing the platform to
exhibit project excellence
through the annual IPMA
Young Project Managers
Award
We do these through the
involvement of both potential
and established young managers
in tertiary institutions and
different related industries.

4. YOUNG CREW NIGERIA ‘SPEAK TO YOUNG MANAGERS’ SUMMIT TAGGED “THE MYTH OF PROJECT
MANAGEMENT: A CONTEMPORARY ISSUE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA” HELD AT T.I FRANCIS
AUDITORIUM FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE ONDO STATE NIGERIA. JUNE 10, 2015.
PHOTO CREDIT: young crew Nigeria

5. YOUNG CREW NIGERIA ENGAGING TRAINING ON HOW TO WRITE CV AND THE LAUNCHING OF THE PROJECTS
FOR THE YEAR HELD AT GNS BUILDING LECTURE THEATRE; FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE
ONDO STATE NIGERIA. FEBRUARY 10, 2015
PHOTO CREDIT: young crew Nigeria

6. HURRAY!!! NIGERIA YOUNG CREW IS ESTABLISHED
OUR ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS

7. OUR ACTIVITIES

8. Progress Report
Young Crew Nigeria implemented
training on Effective Writing of
Curriculum Vitae.
EFFECTIVE WAY OF WRITING
CV
The Young Crew Nigeria training
of, „Effective way of writing CV‟
was held at the GNS Building,
Federal University of Technology,
Akure, Ondo state Nigeria on 20th
February 2015.
The training marked the first
edition of the young crew training
activity for the year which was a
platform for the members to
know what effective CV is all
about, its do‟s and don‟ts. At the
end all participants were able to
writing a good CV.
proof-reading for spelling,
punctuation, grammar and
meaning.
-read a “bad CV” and
suggested ways of improving it.
personal qualities.
CV
and capabilities to effectively
depict their best professional
image.
This training featured 41
members.
The summit participants
reaffirmed the importance of
having a good CV.
The CV trainer was the Young
Crew Head, Mr. Oluwaseyi
Sodola.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PLANNING TRAINING
The training was done in the
same location and venue on 13th
March, 2015; Project
Management Planning was
trained at which GeCCo 2013
case study was used as a case
study, the training was done in
3 different training meetings,
The Project Work Breakdown
Structure was also trained at
which Project Scheduling
sequencing with Project
Integration were analysed and
trained.
The training featured 35
members at which at the end of
the training participants knew
how to:
1. Establish the parameters
and different
requirements of a
project.
2. Plan the different
subsections or areas of
the project to ensure that
adequate interface
management is in place.
3. Execute the plans
according to
requirements and legal
framework governing the
state and country the
project is expected to be
executed.
4. Control all aspects of the
project: human
resources, financial,
quality, communication,
risk, stakeholders and
any other area.
5. Close the project after
ensuring that all the
requirements have been
observed.
The trainer was the Project
Manager of Young Crew FUTA,
Mr. Ajijola Gbolahan

9. COMMUNICATION SKILL
TRAINING
The training was held at the
same venue, GNS Building SAAT
extension, FUTA on April 12th
2015.
The trainer was able to inform
that Project managers spend a
lot of time communicating with
individuals and groups.
In fact, it's been estimated
that project manager's spend
90% of their time on
communication related
activities!
This makes sense when you
consider that communication
overlaps with most aspects of a
project manager's job. From
assigning tasks to team members
to providing status updates, a
project manager is constantly
communicating.
A project manager with good
communication skills ends up
amplifying the effectiveness of
everyone he interacts with. This
greatly increases the likelihood of
his project meeting or exceeding
stakeholder expectations.
Likewise, if a project manager's
communication skills aren't up to
par, there is a much higher
probability that his project will
not be successful.
Since communication plays a
vital role in the success or failure
of your project, it's important for
you to spend time improving
your communication skills.
At the end of the training
participants were able to
understand more on:
1. Active Listening
In first place is our ability to
listen to and understand others.
Listening to the words and the
meaning behind their words, not
interrupting or letting our minds
wander, asking questions to
check understanding and
observing non-verbal signals.
The benefits include getting
people to open up, and due to
that lots of misunderstandings
and conflicts can be resolved.
2. Building Relationships
Based on Trust and Respect
Trust and respect are the
cornerstones of personal
relationships. They are earned,
not a right, and come from an
experience of our honesty,
integrity and expertise.
3. Setting Clear Priorities
In third spot is a project
manager's ability to convey the
strategy for their team - by
setting goals, planning and
prioritising. He called this the
what, who, when, where, why
and how of the project. Team
members should understand both
the big picture and the lower
level technical priorities.
4. Enabling Collaboration
In a collaborative environment,
team members support and
encourage each other rather than
focusing solely on their tasks and
responsibilities. They are willing
to co-operate and share
information, ideas and assets to
help each other. The result can
be greater than the sum of its
parts.
5. Conveying the
Organisation's Vision
Explaining the bigger picture
helps team members understand
where the project fits within the
overall aims of your business unit
and organisation. Senior
executives focus on the triple
bottom line - finance,
environment, reputation - this is
where they expect your project
to make a difference.
The trainer was the head
Education and Training Team,
Mr. Daniel Joseph.

10. SPEAK TO YOUNG MANAGERS
SUMMIT
This was first of its kind Young
Crew Students‟/Professionals
Project Management Forum in
Nigeria tagged, “SPEAK TO
YOUNG MANAGERS (STYM)”
which was held on the 10th
June,
2015 by 10 a.m at Theodore
Idibiye Francis Auditorium,
Federal University of Technology,
Akure. This initiative benefited
100 young upcoming managers
by engaging them with 5 project
management expertise
addressing problems arising from
different sector of Nigeria
economy in the field of project
management.
At the end of the summit this
was the submission.
Communiqué statement
1. The 1st
Speak To Young
Managers Summit was held at
the Federal University of
Technology, Akure on 10th
June
2015 by the International
Project Management
Association Young Crew FUTA
chapter.
. The underlying objectives of the
summit are to fully understand
the issues, devise actionable
plans for handling them (i.e.
communiqués, policy statements
or plans of action) and to secure
commitment from youths and
relevant stakeholders to act.
The summit was attended by
delegates from various sectors
in Ondo state, Niger and Lagos
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state in Nigeria. Organizations
such as Nigerian Society of
Engineers, Nigerian Institute of
Builders, Nigerian Institute of
Quantity Surveyors, Federal
University of Technology Akure
and The Ondo State Government
were all active in the summit.
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10. The panellists include:
1. Builder Dare Charles (The
Chairman, Nigerian Institute of
Building Ondo state)
2. Engineer Jide Atandeyi (The
Chairman of Akure Branch,
Nigerian Society of Engineers),
3. Professor E. Okoko (Faculty
Dean of School of Management
and Technology FUTA)
4. Mr. Ayodele E.O, MNIQS
(The Ondo state Chairman,
Nigeria Institute of Quantity
Surveyors)
5. Mr. Gboye Adegbenro (The
Honourable Commissioner for
Works Ondo state)
Other guest speakers that
honoured the summit are:
Mr. OMONORI ABAYOMI
Lecturer, Project Management
Technology, FUTA
Mr. ALADE KEHINDE
Lecturer, Project Management
Technology, FUTA
MR ABIOLA OSHUNNIYI
(Plenary Moderator)
Education and Training officer, IPMA
YC NIGERIA

11. MRS MEG INFIORATI (Ph.D)
(Project Management Consultant
U.S.A)
The welcome address was given by
the Vice Chancellor of Federal
University of Technology, Akure, duly
represented by the Deputy Vice
Chancellor Academics while the key
note was given by MRS MEG
INFIORATI (Ph.D).
The summit agreed that many people
go about with a set of beliefs about
project Management. These myths
are identified as
1. Planning is an unproductive,
bureaucratic waste of time
2. Sponsors don't have time to write
charters
3. Project management is pure paper
work.
4. Project Management certification
is a must.
5. Learning is mostly in the class
room.
The summit established that:
A group of companies should
establish or adopt a professional
body to standardize project
management in all sectors of the
economy in order to ensure best
practices of project.
Project Management is not
paperwork but that paperwork is
a tool to get things done
sustainably and successfully. It
established that paperwork is
only a guide to achieve ones
goal. As such Project Managers
should understand that
paperwork would not execute the
Project.
Books can only teach people
“What? And Why?” but cannot
teach “How?”
A Project team leader is a project
Manager and a project manager‟s
role is to bring together all the
professionals in a project to
ensure that their duty is duly
delivered. This is because project
management has been developed
in advance countries. This
misconception is not true, Project
Management compliments all
other professionals and vice
versa. As such we should realize
that project Management exists
as a profession.
University curriculum should be
reviewed more often due to the
changing nature of project
management.
Project Management is not
compulsory as a first degree but
it would help in the application of
knowledge. Students are also
advised to specialize in areas of
project management.
There are lots of cultural
differences in Nigeria and this
has an impact on projects.
Language specifically becomes a
problem and as such it is
recommended that project

12. manager learn the language of
areas they are working on or at
least hire someone who speaks
such language as a part of their
team.
It is necessary to be a part of a
body or an institute in order to
gain recognition.
Students should endeavor to
volunteer in organizations in
order to get the needed
experience to improve knowledge
and be ready for work after
graduation.
That certification is not a must
but it is necessary to prove ones
competencies, it is a door opener
but does not prove an historic
track record of success. Long
term career success depends on
the person not the credentials.
Agreed that when a sponsor is
too busy to have enough time to
write an overview of what the
project manager is required to
do, then the project does not
worth it.
Agreed that a successful project
does not begin by execution but
with a plan, the absence of
planning creates haphazard
advancement on execution.
Accept that public private
partnership has moved from
sustainable development goals to
millennium development goals.
However, in the Nigerian
consent, meeting this goal is like
a mirage. As such, Nigeria needs
to reconsider and reset its goals.
That Companies and Business
executive stakeholders should
shift focus from strategies and
processes to team behaviors and
project execution. It is
recommended that
standardization of organizations
must take into consideration the
human factor.

13. PMDAN YOUNG CREW EMPOWERS
MEMBERS
PMDAN Young Crew awards Scholarship to
Committed members.
On our first official meeting for the first half of the
year, the Young Crew Board decided to empower
members with a scholarship, the scholarship was
to sponsor 2 members of the YC for a specialized
Software packaged Training (Microsoft Project,
Primavera , Prosper , ellipse, Petrel, PDMS ,
HYSY, CEASER 2).
June 24th
, 2015 an assessment test was
conducted based on 2 different areas,
1. Knowledge of previous YC trainings
2. Knowledge of IPMA and YC FUTA.
The method for selection process were personal
contributions to the growth of young crew,
attendance at meetings, financial
commitment/membership were all used in the
selection process.
After evaluation we finally had a winner who was
Mr. Ajibade Quadri with a total score of 69%
and Miss. Temitope Sokoya who was selected
as a consensus agreement.
They were enrolled for the training which started
on 22nd of June and concluded on 27th of June
2015.

14. Cross sectional pictures of Young Crew Summit
tagged, “Speak to Young Managers

15. APPRECIATION TO OUR SPONSORS
AND PARTNERS
The PMDAN YC Nigeria Team is most grateful
to your individual and institutional support
and organizational mentorship to our projects.
To whom much is given, so much more is
expected.
We appreciate the Project Managers
Development Association of Nigeria (PMDAN)
for sponsoring and mentoring this project. The
FUTA Young Crew Executive Board of 2015 is
grateful for such a laudable platform and
awesome opportunity.
We also appreciate the following individual
and organization for their generous support:
 The Federal University of Technology,
Akure Ondo state
 Nigerian Institute of Building, Ondo state
(NIOB)
 Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) Akure
Branch
 Dr. Chinwi Mbari Mgbere and PMDAN ExBo
 Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors
(NIQS) Ondo state
 Professor E. Okoko
 Mr. Osomo Aina
 Ministry of Works, Ondo state
Young Crew is a key component of
PMDAN/IPMA's growth and development of
the leaders of tomorrow. It is the premier
global network for young professionals
enthusiastic about project management, a
platform for young project management
professionals and students up to the age of
35.
Members of Young Crew have:
· Access to specific information in the area of
project management
· Access to Young Crew events at reduced
prices
· Obtaining and sharing knowledge
· Dialogue with experienced project managers
· Direct contact with representatives from the
industry and other sectors
· Exchange of experiences
· Integration into an international network of
young project managers
· Chance to further development of your own
ideas
· Support thesis of scientific research in the
area of project management
· Lots of fun!
There are also competitions at which young crew
members are engaged in such as:
1. Global e-Collaboration Competition
2. Project Management Championship
3. Young Project Managers Award
4. Global Young Crew Workshop
To get along with young crew and her benefits
kindly log on to www.pmdan.org/
www.ipma.ch/young-crew.
E-Mail: youngcrew@pmdan.org
Phone: +2348020952900, +2348160007890